Hyperion

Hyperion represents one of several arks specifically designed for the Andromeda Initiative's mission. While its support staff is comprised of a variety of Milky Wayraces, Hyperion is primarily responsible for the transport of human colonists to Andromeda. At more than one-and-a-half kilometers long and weighing 17 million metric-tons, Hyperion – and its sister arks – rank among the largest starships in the galaxy. Hyperion is currently in the final stages of construction within the moon's orbit.

As with the other arks, Hyperion is equipped with the experimental ODSY Drive System for sustained FTL in dark space. 20,000 humans are in cryogenic stasis aboard Hyperion, among them the Pathfinder assigned to the ship - Alec Ryder.

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A few weeks prior to the publicly scheduled launch date, Hyperion is bombed by extremists from Homeward Sol. A shuttle docked directly above the SAM chamber may have been rigged with a plasma bomb which allowed the shuttle's hulk to melt through bulkheads and into the chamber. Alec Ryder, who was touring his prospective successor Cora Harper aboard the vessel at the time, manages to safe-store his SAM implementation into heat and fireproof containers although he sustains injuries in the process. Cora, with assistance from Jien Garson herself who manifests via hidden holoprojectors in case of emergencies and similar events, is able to secure Ryder and herself into a medbay for rescue later.

The damage inflicted to the SAM Node is substantial, although SAM is able to function through alternative processors after he's put back in.

Prior to the bombing, Ryder muses the Initiative may have gotten more applicants had they been able to give people tours of the Hyperion. Constant security concerns scuttled that plan: Ryder received valid threats apart from the usual alien-conspiracy kooks claiming asari mind-control, turian vengeance for the First Contact War, or accusations of the Andromeda Initiative being a hoax done on an STG-run holovid stage.

Hyperion runs into problems upon arrival at its assigned world, Habitat 7. Contact is lost with Nexus and the other arks. Hyperion arrived in Heleus 14 months after the Nexus. As the crew began awakening from stasis, the ark ran into an energy cloud that caused extensive damage. Even worse, their arrival at Habitat 7 was less than ideal, with the planet being inhospitable compared to their earlier long-ranged scans. PathfinderAlec Ryder led his team down to the surface to assess the environment, only to encounter hostile alien lifeforms. In the end, Alec was forced to sacrifice his life to save the life of his child, whom he designated the new Pathfinder.

Hyperion then proceeded to rendezvous with the Nexus, providing the long-awaited power supply for the station. The Hyperion is eventually attacked by the Archon and is taken to the Remnant dyson-sphere world of Meridian. During the final battle for Meridian, the Hyperion crashes into the planet's surface, where it since resides permanently as "Port Meridian".